‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Spinoff Series Will Be a Cold War Spy Thriller Set in the 1980s

John Squires

While you wait for the rise of a new god in Season 2 of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” premiering February 27 on Apple TV+, don’t forget that the small screen MonsterVerse is also expanding with a “Monarch” spinoff series centered on Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell).

Originally announced back in December, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” showrunner and “Monarch” executive producer Joby Harold will serve as showrunner on the untitled spinoff series.

The series will follow Colonel Lee Shaw, an American operative who in 1984 went on a secret mission behind enemy lines in an attempt to stop the Soviets from unleashing a horrific new Titan big enough to destroy the U.S. and turn the tide of the Cold War.

Chatting with Collider this week, Wyatt Russell and executive producer Tory Tunnell preview what you can expect from the upcoming Lee Shaw-centric MonsterVerse spinoff series.

Wyatt Russell teases, “… you’ve got absolutely no fucking clue what to expect. I think people are going to expect one thing and be like, ‘Holy shit, this is not what I expected.’ It’ll go deeper into Lee’s experience after he came up, and being sort of put on ice, in 1982, and then what happens after that, and why he’s needed and the mission he goes on.”

Tunnell teases, “I think what’s going to be really fun for audiences is that, again, we’re really working within the ethos of you don’t need to have seen the movies, don’t even need to have seen Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, to enjoy the new show. It’s going to be something that is going to be tonally a departure from what we’re doing. It’s going to be a little bit more voicy, a little bit more punk rock. It’s a Cold War spy thriller that has a card flip aspect to it.”

Head over to Collider to read the full interview with the team.

First up, the 10-episode second season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” premieres February 27 on Apple TV+, with new episodes following every Friday through May 1.

Season 2 picks up with the fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. Buried secrets are revealed, reuniting our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea.

The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend and foe — all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.

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